diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index b8db495..31096ec 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Repo Purpose
 
-This is the `.github` community health repository for JacobPEvans. It provides default community files (issue templates, PR templates, CONTRIBUTING.md, etc.) that are automatically inherited by all public repos that don't define their own versions.
+This is the `.github` community health repository for JacobPEvans. It
+provides default community files (issue templates, PR templates,
+CONTRIBUTING.md, etc.) that are automatically inherited by all public repos
+that don't define their own versions.
 
 ## Key Files
 
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ This is the `.github` community health repository for JacobPEvans. It provides d
 - `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/` — Issue forms (bug, feature, docs, chore); all require `priority` + `size` labels
 - `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/` — PR templates per change type; all require Conventional Commits format
 - `docs/CONTRIBUTING.md` — Inherited contributing guidelines
+- `docs/RENOVATE.md` — Renovate onboarding guide (always extend the org preset)
 
 ## Common Tasks
 
diff --git a/renovate-presets.json b/renovate-presets.json
index 64f9172..6a7b1a1 100644
--- a/renovate-presets.json
+++ b/renovate-presets.json
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@
       "schedule": ["after 7am on Monday", "after 7am on Thursday"]
     },
     {
-      "description": "Auto-merge pep621 Python packages (minor/patch)",
-      "matchManagers": ["pep621"],
+      "description": "Auto-merge Python packages (minor/patch) — pep621 and pip_requirements",
+      "matchManagers": ["pep621", "pip_requirements"],
       "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
       "automerge": true,
       "schedule": ["after 7am on Monday", "after 7am on Thursday"]